The man Trump called 'my African American' is leaving the GOP

[soothsayer]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/politics/trump-my-african-american-leaving-gop/index.html

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(CNN)The man then-candidate Donald Trump called "my African American" at a 2016 rally is leaving the Republican Party and no longer supports the President.

Gregory Cheadle, of California, told "PBS NewsHour" he believes the Republican Party is pursuing a "pro-white" agenda and using black people like him as "political pawns."

"I'm just sick and tired of the way blacks and other people of color have been treated by this administration and by the GOP," Cheadle told CNN's Erin Burnett on Thursday on "Erin Burnett OutFront." He said he has been frustrated with Trump's rhetoric on race and the lack of diversity in his administration and judicial appointments.

Cheadle told Burnett he wouldn't use the term "racist" to describe the President, but said Trump has a "white superiority complex."

[brewens]

1. Bucking to get himself on some news shows? "White superiority complex" but not

racist? WTF is that about? That would be racism dude!

[AZ8theist]

6. Yup. Ridiculous equivocation.

[Sloumeau]

9. That is exactly right.

How can one be a White Supremacist and not be a racist? It's like saying someone is a thief but not a criminal.

[ProfessorGAC]

19. A Distinction Without A Difference

The guy is making a public pronouncement about jumping ship, but he to parse words.
He's dropping support of an all white agenda, but he's not racist?
Stupid!

[Norbert]

2. Well, at least he wised up before the election.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. Better late than never, I guess

[malaise]

4. And he didn't know that in 2015?

[sunonmars]

5. Is this person a bit slow?

[DeminPennswoods]

7. More than "white superiority", it's a "Trump superiority"

Let's face it, Trump doesn't think anyone of any race, ethnicity, gender, education, age - you name it - is superior to him.

[flying_wahini]

8. Oh he knew tRump is a racist and it didn't matter to him.

You can’t tell me he hasn’t been admonished enough by his own black community and/or clapped on the back by his cronies for sticking with them.

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. Stockholm syndrome? Easily fooled? No idea how any person of color can support trump

as in person of ANY color

[NewJeffCT]

11. 9 month old story

but, good to hear it anyhow.

[left-of-center2012]

12. Old "news" September 17, 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/12/politics/trump-my-african-american-leaving-gop/index.html

[Stainless]

13. This is old news

I wish DU would do something to clarify and eliminate this bullshit.

[yellowcanine]

14. "White superiority complex". Boom!

Spot on.

[True Blue American]

15. Republicans are putting Tim Scott front and center.

Wonder why?

[bucolic_frolic]

16. So was he a plant at the rally?

[ananda]

17. He woke up.

nt

[BadGimp]

18. re: "white superiority complex"

[Skittles]

20. LOL

he is just NOW figuring this out? He is as dumb as any Trump supporter.